Almost weekly, a new
synthetic psychoactive drug comes onto the market somewhere in Europe that can be ordered legally and easily, for example as an incense blend, via the Internet.
Not exact matches
A new
psychoactive synthetic drug emerges on the market in the UK every week and most experts agree the 1971 Misuse of
Drugs Act is incapable of dealing with the rate of change.
The new DIY substances range from a vast inventory of performance - enhancing
drugs consumed by gym rats looking to get big, to an ever - growing selection of
psychoactive compounds sampled by club - hopping teenagers, to
synthetic variations of hard - core narcotics wolfed down by desperate
drug addicts.
Novel
Psychoactive Substances are
synthetic or «designer»
drugs which have increased in popularity in recent years.
The
Psychoactive Substances Act was supposed to regulate
synthetic drug production in New Zealand by making manufacturers prove their products were safe — but the rushed policy hindered the original goal, finds a new study from Massey University.